SBS Terminals Svcs / 2000 v 2003

I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn app's (mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work 50-50 out of 2 locations and need to consolidate data/email that is now duplicated between stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend of mine uses SBS/TS to run app's and thinks it's the most efficient way to do this - since only screen data goes across the net. I sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc. that would pump a lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides myself. How bad an idea is it really?

I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade when I need it

Many thanks.

Kevin3NF
Fri May 21 13:56:12 CDT 2004

My 3 users in El Paso, TX use TS to work on a large Access DB in Dallas, TX
all day, every day with no issues. You want a dedicated TS box for this,
not the SBS machine.

--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting

www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
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"WAH3" <wahumphries-sbss0000@mailblocks.com> wrote in message
news:A68E9ED6-0437-43E7-852A-052885F2BBEF@microsoft.com...
> I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn app's
(mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work 50-50 out of 2
locations and need to consolidate data/email that is now duplicated between
stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend of mine uses SBS/TS to run
app's and thinks it's the most efficient way to do this - since only screen
data goes across the net. I sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc.
that would pump a lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides
myself. How bad an idea is it really?
>
> I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I
really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade when I
need it?
>
> Many thanks.

Marina
Fri May 21 13:57:42 CDT 2004

SBS 2003 will not allow TS in application mode on it, only in administration
mode. You would have to use a memberserver for it.

--
Regards,

Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP

"WAH3" <wahumphries-sbss0000@mailblocks.com> schreef in bericht
news:A68E9ED6-0437-43E7-852A-052885F2BBEF@microsoft.com...
> I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn app's
(mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work 50-50 out of 2
locations and need to consolidate data/email that is now duplicated between
stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend of mine uses SBS/TS to run
app's and thinks it's the most efficient way to do this - since only screen
data goes across the net. I sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc.
that would pump a lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides
myself. How bad an idea is it really?
>
> I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I
really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade when I
need it?
>
> Many thanks.

Chad
Fri May 21 18:34:51 CDT 2004

1) Using your SBS as a workstation is a bad idea.
2) Using your SBS as a TS Apps mode server is an even worse idea.

My vote? SBS2k3 + XP Pro client. Then you can use RWW to connect back to
your XP workstation at location A from location B and essentially work off
of a single PC regardless of your location . . .

--

Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
SBS ROCKS!

www.msmvps.com/cgross
www.gosbs.org


WAH3 wrote:
> I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn
> app's (mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work
> 50-50 out of 2 locations and need to consolidate data/email that is
> now duplicated between stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend
> of mine uses SBS/TS to run app's and thinks it's the most efficient
> way to do this - since only screen data goes across the net. I
> sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc. that would pump a
> lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides myself. How bad
> an idea is it really?
>
> I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I
> really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade
> when I need it?
>
> Many thanks.

SuperGumby
Fri May 21 18:40:41 CDT 2004

this is what I'd do.

and I'd go straight to SBS 2003, you're only complicating things by first
implementing SBS2K then upgrading.

"Chad A. Gross [SBS MVP]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com> wrote in
message news:eqYm3w4PEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 1) Using your SBS as a workstation is a bad idea.
> 2) Using your SBS as a TS Apps mode server is an even worse idea.
>
> My vote? SBS2k3 + XP Pro client. Then you can use RWW to connect back to
> your XP workstation at location A from location B and essentially work off
> of a single PC regardless of your location . . .
>
> --
>
> Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP
> SBS ROCKS!
>
> www.msmvps.com/cgross
> www.gosbs.org
>
>
> WAH3 wrote:
> > I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn
> > app's (mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work
> > 50-50 out of 2 locations and need to consolidate data/email that is
> > now duplicated between stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend
> > of mine uses SBS/TS to run app's and thinks it's the most efficient
> > way to do this - since only screen data goes across the net. I
> > sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc. that would pump a
> > lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides myself. How bad
> > an idea is it really?
> >
> > I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I
> > really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade
> > when I need it?
> >
> > Many thanks.
>
>

Mark
Fri May 21 21:32:57 CDT 2004

if it is just you, setup 2003 and use TS but if it is more than just you and
you go to 2003 you will need an additional app server since you will be
limited to 2 concurrent sessions. You remoting in yourself on the server IS
NOT A BIG DEAL.

--
Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
www.MCSE2000.com
www.AppLauncher.com



"WAH3" <wahumphries-sbss0000@mailblocks.com> wrote in message
news:A68E9ED6-0437-43E7-852A-052885F2BBEF@microsoft.com...
> I read over and over that using Term Svcs (Remote Admin) to runn app's
(mostly Office apps in my case) is not a good idea. I work 50-50 out of 2
locations and need to consolidate data/email that is now duplicated between
stand-alone desktops at each location. Friend of mine uses SBS/TS to run
app's and thinks it's the most efficient way to do this - since only screen
data goes across the net. I sometimes work with large ACCESS databases, etc.
that would pump a lot of data. TS wouldn't be used by anyone besides
myself. How bad an idea is it really?
>
> I'm installing SBS 2000 after procrastinating for 2 years - should I
really be installing 2003, or should I get 2000 working and upgrade when I
need it?
>
> Many thanks.